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SPECIAL EDITION / 2004 2004: FROM IDEAS TO INNOVATION TO REALIZATION Researchers at the University of Central Florida spent 2003-04 strengthening a foundation that has experienced unprecedented growth in the past five years.
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SPECIAL EDITION / 2004
2004: FROM IDEAS TO INNOVATION TO REALIZATION
Researchers at the
University of Central Florida
spent 2003-04 strengthening
a foundation that has experienced
unprecedented growth in
the past five years.
p a g e t h r e ep a g e t w o
IMPACT is produced by the Office ofResearch & Commercialization at theUniversity of Central Florida. For moreinformation about UCF’s sponsoredresearch activities, contact Tom O’Neal,Associate Vice President for Research,12443 Research Parkway, Suite 301,Orlando, FL 32826 (407-882-1120).For information about stories containedin the newsletter, contact the editor orthe appropriate website.
Opinions expressed do not reflect the official views of the university. Use of trade names does not constituteendorsement by the University ofCentral Florida.
Please credit University of CentralFlorida IMPACT when reproducingcontent from the publication.
John C. HittPresident, University of Central [email protected]
Terry HickeyProvost and Vice [email protected]
M. J. SoileauVice President for [email protected]
Tom O’NealAssociate Vice President for ResearchChief Executive Officer, UCF Technology [email protected]
EditorBarb Compton [email protected]
The University of Central Florida’sOffice of Research is changing its nameto more accurately represent the breadthof services it offers.
By expanding the name to the Office ofResearch & Commercialization, “we givea clearer picture of the multi-faceted faceof research at UCF,” said M.J. Soileau,vice president for research.
The tremendous success of the UCFTechnology Incubator (UCFTI), expand-ing initiatives in technology transfer andpartnerships with the region’s economicdevelopment agencies all contribute tothe increasing role of commercializationas part of UCF research, Soileau said.
Research is the first phase of the impactscientific work has on the community, saidTom O’Neal, associate vice president forresearch and chief executive officer of theUCFTI. “We are a full-service organiza-tion – we support research from theinception or idea phase to incubation(innovation) to the development of com-panies (realization),” he said.
The UCFTI works closely with UCF’sexpanding Technology Transfer programto assist formation of new companies tocommercialize innovations coming out ofuniversity research.
UCF RESEARCH OFFICE CHANGES NAME
“Research IMPACT startswith quality ingredients”
CCOOOOKKIINN’’ WWIITTHHMM..JJ..
Vice PresidentFor ResearchM.J. Soileau
FROM IDEAS TO INNOVATION TO REALIZATION
The incubator currently has 54 clientcompanies, has created more than 600new jobs with an average salary of$59,000, and generated more than $150million in revenue for the local economy.
The Center for Entrepreneurship andTechnology Commercialization (CENTE-COM), a National Science Foundation-supported industry-university-govern-ment partnership, also works with theOffice of Research & Commercializationto help turn Florida technologies intocommercial successes.
In addition, the College of BusinessAdministration has established theTechnology Entrepreneurship Institute toconduct basic and applied research intechnology entrepreneurship and innova-tion, and to provide related curriculumfor both graduates and undergraduates. ~ c o n t i n u e d o n p a g e t w e l v e
INNOVATIONS HIGHLIGHT
DYNAMIC FISCAL YEAR
The only constant thing about UCF ischange. This issue of IMPACT gives a bitof the flavor of innovations made in fiscalyear 2004. The culmination of the year’saccomplishments is the change to thename of our office from the Office ofResearch to the Office of Research &Commercialization (ORC). The newname better reflects our commitment tomove the intellectual capital developed byour faculty and students From Ideas toInnovation to Realization.
We are committed to weaving UCF intothe economic fabric of our region, stateand nation. A substantial benchmark inthat effort is the recognition of the UCFTechnology Incubator as "TechnologyIncubator of the Year" by the NationalBusiness Incubation Association.
Another key event in our commercializa-tion is the Florida Photonics Center ofExcellence award, which was presented lastyear to our new College of Optics andPhotonics. This was followed by a $1.5million grant from the U.S. EconomicDevelopment Administration to expandthe Center for Research in Optics andLasers (CREOL) building to includespace for incubating companies as well asmore lab and office facilities for our fac-ulty and students.
Any recipe for the development of knowl-edge-based, high-tech industry starts withpeople of superior intellect. We featurethree UCF faculty members in this issuewho exemplify the sort of scholars we arerecruiting to our faculty. AssistantProfessor Joe Cho and Associate ProfessorEric Johnson received prestigiousNational Science Foundation Careerawards in 2004. Both are extending ideasand technology developed for microelec-tronics into new, exciting fields. Professor
Peter Delfyett was recognized as one ofthe nation's 50 most important blacks inscience. Peter continues to bring recog-nition to our university through hisexceptional work.
New directors were hired for the FloridaSolar Energy Center and the UCFArboretum and the first director for ournew Nanoscience & Technology Centerwas named. Note that all three of theseleaders have substantial business experi-ence in addition to teaching and univer-sity-based scholarship. Jim Fenton (newFSEC director) and Jay Hickman (newNanoscience director) both have experi-ence in high-tech startup companies.Martin Quigley, director of the UCFArboretum, has extensive experience as a commercial landscape architect. Ofcourse, all are leading scholars in theirdisciplines as well. This mix of commer-cial and academic experience means thatthese leaders truly understand the con-cept of From Ideas to Innovation to Realization.
The nature of our university is to expectgrowth and improvement. We enjoyedfour successive years of compounded,double-digit growth in booked researchcontracts and grants.
The total for fiscal year 2003 was thehighest ever for UCF - $88.8 million.While this year’s $82.8 million may notlook quite so impressive in comparison,we are proud of the achievements men-tioned above. Our faculty are busy con-ducting the work that record-breakingfunding is supporting. And we are busybringing in new researchers to continue toraise the bar.
It is also worth noting that fundingreports are sometimes more arbitrary thanone would like. As it turned out, webooked a $7 million contract on the lastday of fiscal year 2003, contributing tothat year’s record. If we had booked thecontract one day later, fiscal year 2004funding would have been our highest totalyet. I’m optimistic 2005 will bring equallyrewarding results.
While many other parts of the country strugglewith how their universities can become strongerpartners in their region’s economic develop-ment, the University of Central Florida is work-ing to refine a creative formula for success that isbeing noticed nationwide. By delivering onPresident John Hitt’s goal of becomingAmerica’s leading partnership university,Central Florida is beginning to reap the benefitsthat a leading metropolitan research universitycan bring to a region.
The establishment of ananofabrication facili-ty in the UCFTechnology Incubator,the development ofboth the TechnologyEntrepreneurshipInstitute and an entre-
preneurship major in theCollege of Business, and the debut of an“Entrepreneurship in Optics” track at therecent American Ceramic Society meeting areamong the recent examples of how UCF is cre-ating a culture for innovation where partner-ships are the key factor for success.
It all starts with the intellectual capital createdfrom research and creative activities. Top schol-ars adding to the knowledge base, focused inareas that matter to the community, while work-ing in the entrepreneurial culture at UCF andthe Orlando area creates a robust innovationsystem. Such a system has tremendous potentialto help diversify Central Florida’s economy,raise our region’s standard of living, and createnew opportunities for everyone.
As our new name illustrates, we are committedto helping it all happen. Our goal is to fosterand promote research and creative activities andtechnology transfer through licensing or newcompany formation and incubation. We do thisby creating a customer-service oriented infra-structure and helping faculty, staff and studentsin their intellectual pursuits.
Building a strong research university will alwaysbe our top priority. By placing additional focuson complementary and supporting infrastruc-tures such as technology transfer, entrepreneur-ship, venture creation, and business incubation,we will best serve this mission.
We are also working to enhance the infrastruc-ture that supports life-science based research.Our Institutional Review Board andInstitution Animal Care and Use Committeeare reviewing protocols in record numbers.Providing a new level of support at UCFensures these activities are conducted properlyand in a manner expected of a premierresearch university. New and remodeled ani-mal care facilities, a new wild animal care facil-ity, and a research greenhouse add to a grow-ing list of specialized research facilities at UCF.
The number of patents issued at UCF dou-bled in the past three years and licensing activ-ity and new company start-ups based on UCFtechnology continue to increase. Our officereceived 50 patent disclosures in the past fourmonths alone. Patent activity at this levelexcites us and demands increased considera-tions at the same time.
Our new web site (www.research.ucf.edu) hasbeen developed to help faculty researchers bettermanage their projects. We hope researchers willfind it useful and always welcome comments andsuggestions for future improvements.
Tom O'Neal is associate vice president forresearch and chief executive officer of the UCFTechnology Incubator. [email protected]
PRO-ACTIVE APPROACH TO RESEARCH YIELDS ROBUST RESULTS FOR REGION
TOM O’NEAL
p a g e t h r e ep a g e t w o
IMPACT is produced by the Office ofResearch & Commercialization at theUniversity of Central Florida. For moreinformation about UCF’s sponsoredresearch activities, contact Tom O’Neal,Associate Vice President for Research,12443 Research Parkway, Suite 301,Orlando, FL 32826 (407-882-1120).For information about stories containedin the newsletter, contact the editor orthe appropriate website.
Opinions expressed do not reflect the official views of the university. Use of trade names does not constituteendorsement by the University ofCentral Florida.
Please credit University of CentralFlorida IMPACT when reproducingcontent from the publication.
John C. HittPresident, University of Central [email protected]
Terry HickeyProvost and Vice [email protected]
M. J. SoileauVice President for [email protected]
Tom O’NealAssociate Vice President for ResearchChief Executive Officer, UCF Technology [email protected]
EditorBarb Compton [email protected]
The University of Central Florida’sOffice of Research is changing its nameto more accurately represent the breadthof services it offers.
By expanding the name to the Office ofResearch & Commercialization, “we givea clearer picture of the multi-faceted faceof research at UCF,” said M.J. Soileau,vice president for research.
The tremendous success of the UCFTechnology Incubator (UCFTI), expand-ing initiatives in technology transfer andpartnerships with the region’s economicdevelopment agencies all contribute tothe increasing role of commercializationas part of UCF research, Soileau said.
Research is the first phase of the impactscientific work has on the community, saidTom O’Neal, associate vice president forresearch and chief executive officer of theUCFTI. “We are a full-service organiza-tion – we support research from theinception or idea phase to incubation(innovation) to the development of com-panies (realization),” he said.
The UCFTI works closely with UCF’sexpanding Technology Transfer programto assist formation of new companies tocommercialize innovations coming out ofuniversity research.
UCF RESEARCH OFFICE CHANGES NAME
“Research IMPACT startswith quality ingredients”
CCOOOOKKIINN’’ WWIITTHHMM..JJ..
Vice PresidentFor ResearchM.J. Soileau
FROM IDEAS TO INNOVATION TO REALIZATION
The incubator currently has 54 clientcompanies, has created more than 600new jobs with an average salary of$59,000, and generated more than $150million in revenue for the local economy.
The Center for Entrepreneurship andTechnology Commercialization (CENTE-COM), a National Science Foundation-supported industry-university-govern-ment partnership, also works with theOffice of Research & Commercializationto help turn Florida technologies intocommercial successes.
In addition, the College of BusinessAdministration has established theTechnology Entrepreneurship Institute toconduct basic and applied research intechnology entrepreneurship and innova-tion, and to provide related curriculumfor both graduates and undergraduates. ~ c o n t i n u e d o n p a g e t w e l v e
INNOVATIONS HIGHLIGHT
DYNAMIC FISCAL YEAR
The only constant thing about UCF ischange. This issue of IMPACT gives a bitof the flavor of innovations made in fiscalyear 2004. The culmination of the year’saccomplishments is the change to thename of our office from the Office ofResearch to the Office of Research &Commercialization (ORC). The newname better reflects our commitment tomove the intellectual capital developed byour faculty and students From Ideas toInnovation to Realization.
We are committed to weaving UCF intothe economic fabric of our region, stateand nation. A substantial benchmark inthat effort is the recognition of the UCFTechnology Incubator as "TechnologyIncubator of the Year" by the NationalBusiness Incubation Association.
Another key event in our commercializa-tion is the Florida Photonics Center ofExcellence award, which was presented lastyear to our new College of Optics andPhotonics. This was followed by a $1.5million grant from the U.S. EconomicDevelopment Administration to expandthe Center for Research in Optics andLasers (CREOL) building to includespace for incubating companies as well asmore lab and office facilities for our fac-ulty and students.
Any recipe for the development of knowl-edge-based, high-tech industry starts withpeople of superior intellect. We featurethree UCF faculty members in this issuewho exemplify the sort of scholars we arerecruiting to our faculty. AssistantProfessor Joe Cho and Associate ProfessorEric Johnson received prestigiousNational Science Foundation Careerawards in 2004. Both are extending ideasand technology developed for microelec-tronics into new, exciting fields. Professor
Peter Delfyett was recognized as one ofthe nation's 50 most important blacks inscience. Peter continues to bring recog-nition to our university through hisexceptional work.
New directors were hired for the FloridaSolar Energy Center and the UCFArboretum and the first director for ournew Nanoscience & Technology Centerwas named. Note that all three of theseleaders have substantial business experi-ence in addition to teaching and univer-sity-based scholarship. Jim Fenton (newFSEC director) and Jay Hickman (newNanoscience director) both have experi-ence in high-tech startup companies.Martin Quigley, director of the UCFArboretum, has extensive experience as a commercial landscape architect. Ofcourse, all are leading scholars in theirdisciplines as well. This mix of commer-cial and academic experience means thatthese leaders truly understand the con-cept of From Ideas to Innovation to Realization.
The nature of our university is to expectgrowth and improvement. We enjoyedfour successive years of compounded,double-digit growth in booked researchcontracts and grants.
The total for fiscal year 2003 was thehighest ever for UCF - $88.8 million.While this year’s $82.8 million may notlook quite so impressive in comparison,we are proud of the achievements men-tioned above. Our faculty are busy con-ducting the work that record-breakingfunding is supporting. And we are busybringing in new researchers to continue toraise the bar.
It is also worth noting that fundingreports are sometimes more arbitrary thanone would like. As it turned out, webooked a $7 million contract on the lastday of fiscal year 2003, contributing tothat year’s record. If we had booked thecontract one day later, fiscal year 2004funding would have been our highest totalyet. I’m optimistic 2005 will bring equallyrewarding results.
While many other parts of the country strugglewith how their universities can become strongerpartners in their region’s economic develop-ment, the University of Central Florida is work-ing to refine a creative formula for success that isbeing noticed nationwide. By delivering onPresident John Hitt’s goal of becomingAmerica’s leading partnership university,Central Florida is beginning to reap the benefitsthat a leading metropolitan research universitycan bring to a region.
The establishment of ananofabrication facili-ty in the UCFTechnology Incubator,the development ofboth the TechnologyEntrepreneurshipInstitute and an entre-
preneurship major in theCollege of Business, and the debut of an“Entrepreneurship in Optics” track at therecent American Ceramic Society meeting areamong the recent examples of how UCF is cre-ating a culture for innovation where partner-ships are the key factor for success.
It all starts with the intellectual capital createdfrom research and creative activities. Top schol-ars adding to the knowledge base, focused inareas that matter to the community, while work-ing in the entrepreneurial culture at UCF andthe Orlando area creates a robust innovationsystem. Such a system has tremendous potentialto help diversify Central Florida’s economy,raise our region’s standard of living, and createnew opportunities for everyone.
As our new name illustrates, we are committedto helping it all happen. Our goal is to fosterand promote research and creative activities andtechnology transfer through licensing or newcompany formation and incubation. We do thisby creating a customer-service oriented infra-structure and helping faculty, staff and studentsin their intellectual pursuits.
Building a strong research university will alwaysbe our top priority. By placing additional focuson complementary and supporting infrastruc-tures such as technology transfer, entrepreneur-ship, venture creation, and business incubation,we will best serve this mission.
We are also working to enhance the infrastruc-ture that supports life-science based research.Our Institutional Review Board andInstitution Animal Care and Use Committeeare reviewing protocols in record numbers.Providing a new level of support at UCFensures these activities are conducted properlyand in a manner expected of a premierresearch university. New and remodeled ani-mal care facilities, a new wild animal care facil-ity, and a research greenhouse add to a grow-ing list of specialized research facilities at UCF.
The number of patents issued at UCF dou-bled in the past three years and licensing activ-ity and new company start-ups based on UCFtechnology continue to increase. Our officereceived 50 patent disclosures in the past fourmonths alone. Patent activity at this levelexcites us and demands increased considera-tions at the same time.
Our new web site (www.research.ucf.edu) hasbeen developed to help faculty researchers bettermanage their projects. We hope researchers willfind it useful and always welcome comments andsuggestions for future improvements.
Tom O'Neal is associate vice president forresearch and chief executive officer of the UCFTechnology Incubator. [email protected]
PRO-ACTIVE APPROACH TO RESEARCH YIELDS ROBUST RESULTS FOR REGION
TOM O’NEAL
p a g e f o u r p a g e f i v e
Researchers at the University of
Central Florida spent 2003-2004
strengthening a foundation that
has experienced unprecedented
growth in the past five years.
UCF researchers received awards totaling$83 million in research funding duringthe fiscal year, more than double the$37.6 million received just five years ago,and have recently secured an additional$44 million in contributions and statematching funds.
One of the donations, a $10 million giftfrom Al and Nancy Burnett and matchedby the state, spawned the establishmentof UCF’s College of BiomedicalSciences, one of three new collegesformed at the university in the past year.In May, UCF established the RosenCollege of Hospitality Management andthe College of Optics and Photonics, the first optics program at a major U.S.university to be designated as a free-standing college.
“The scope and caliber of research atUCF are growing dramatically as is evi-denced by these exciting developmentsof the past year,” UCF President JohnHitt said.
During 2004, two UCF researchersreceived the prestigious National ScienceFoundation Career award; biomolecularscientist Henry Daniell was inducted intothe National Academy of Sciences inItaly, and optics scientist Peter Delfyettwas named one of the “50 MostImportant Blacks in Research Science” bythe Career Communications Group,publisher of the magazines U.S. BlackEngineer and Science Spectrum.
The College of Optics and Photonics,which received $25.6 million in contractand grant funding during the year,received an additional boost in Augustwith the $24 million donation of intel-lectual property, equipment and cashfrom Northrop Grumman.
“This generous donation will give stu-dents and faculty more opportunities toimprove the chips that power our com-puters, and our university will be able tocontinue to develop new technology thatwe can transfer to our corporate part-ners,” Hitt said.
In other areas of development, UCF hireddirectors of three research centers and anassociate director of technology transfer.
James Hickman from ClemsonUniversity was named director of theplanned Nanoscience Technology Centerand Martin Quigley from The OhioState University was named director ofthe UCF Arboretum. Jim Fenton fromthe University of Connecticut has beenhired as director of the Florida SolarEnergy Center and will join UCF inJanuary. Al Marder was hired as associatedirector of technology transfer in June.
“After five of the most successful growthyears in university history, we are focus-ing on strengthening our infrastructureto encourage continued growth and col-laborations for years to come,” said M.J.Soileau, vice president for research.
UCF RESEARCH RECEIVES $83 MILLION IN 2003-04Photonics Research, New Colleges, New Leadership Highlight Year
FROM IDEAS TO INNOVATION TO REALIZATION
THE COLLEGE OF OPTICS & PHOTONICS RECEIVED THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF FUNDING, $25.6 MILLION, OF ANYACADEMIC UNIT IN 2004. A LARGE PORTION OF THAT FUNDING WAS $10 MILLION FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA TOCREATE THE FLORIDA PHOTONICS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (FPCE). ABOVE, A RESEARCHER WORKS IN AN E-BEAMLITHOGRAPHY FABRICATION LAB, A UNIQUE FACILITY THAT RESULTED FROM THE FPCE FUNDING.
p a g e f o u r p a g e f i v e
Researchers at the University of
Central Florida spent 2003-2004
strengthening a foundation that
has experienced unprecedented
growth in the past five years.
UCF researchers received awards totaling$83 million in research funding duringthe fiscal year, more than double the$37.6 million received just five years ago,and have recently secured an additional$44 million in contributions and statematching funds.
One of the donations, a $10 million giftfrom Al and Nancy Burnett and matchedby the state, spawned the establishmentof UCF’s College of BiomedicalSciences, one of three new collegesformed at the university in the past year.In May, UCF established the RosenCollege of Hospitality Management andthe College of Optics and Photonics, the first optics program at a major U.S.university to be designated as a free-standing college.
“The scope and caliber of research atUCF are growing dramatically as is evi-denced by these exciting developmentsof the past year,” UCF President JohnHitt said.
During 2004, two UCF researchersreceived the prestigious National ScienceFoundation Career award; biomolecularscientist Henry Daniell was inducted intothe National Academy of Sciences inItaly, and optics scientist Peter Delfyettwas named one of the “50 MostImportant Blacks in Research Science” bythe Career Communications Group,publisher of the magazines U.S. BlackEngineer and Science Spectrum.
The College of Optics and Photonics,which received $25.6 million in contractand grant funding during the year,received an additional boost in Augustwith the $24 million donation of intel-lectual property, equipment and cashfrom Northrop Grumman.
“This generous donation will give stu-dents and faculty more opportunities toimprove the chips that power our com-puters, and our university will be able tocontinue to develop new technology thatwe can transfer to our corporate part-ners,” Hitt said.
In other areas of development, UCF hireddirectors of three research centers and anassociate director of technology transfer.
James Hickman from ClemsonUniversity was named director of theplanned Nanoscience Technology Centerand Martin Quigley from The OhioState University was named director ofthe UCF Arboretum. Jim Fenton fromthe University of Connecticut has beenhired as director of the Florida SolarEnergy Center and will join UCF inJanuary. Al Marder was hired as associatedirector of technology transfer in June.
“After five of the most successful growthyears in university history, we are focus-ing on strengthening our infrastructureto encourage continued growth and col-laborations for years to come,” said M.J.Soileau, vice president for research.
UCF RESEARCH RECEIVES $83 MILLION IN 2003-04Photonics Research, New Colleges, New Leadership Highlight Year
FROM IDEAS TO INNOVATION TO REALIZATION
THE COLLEGE OF OPTICS & PHOTONICS RECEIVED THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF FUNDING, $25.6 MILLION, OF ANYACADEMIC UNIT IN 2004. A LARGE PORTION OF THAT FUNDING WAS $10 MILLION FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA TOCREATE THE FLORIDA PHOTONICS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (FPCE). ABOVE, A RESEARCHER WORKS IN AN E-BEAMLITHOGRAPHY FABRICATION LAB, A UNIQUE FACILITY THAT RESULTED FROM THE FPCE FUNDING.
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A focus on partnerships helped theUniversity of Central Florida TechnologyIncubator (UCFTI) receive the NationalBusiness Incubation Association’s(NBIA) most prestigious honor in thetechnology category last spring. In addi-tion, Cognoscenti Health Institute, oneof UCFTI’s participating companies, wasnamed 2004 Outstanding IncubatorClient by the same organization.
Each year, the NBIA Incubation Awardshonor the business incubators, clientcompanies and graduates that exemplifythe best of the industry.
The UCF Technology Incubator, a uni-versity-driven community partnershipfounded in 1999, has supported 70client companies and 9 graduating com-panies, who together have created morethan 600 new jobs, and generated morethan $150 million in revenue for thelocal economy. UCFTI is part of theOffice of Research & Commercializationand benefits from partnerships withOrange County, the city of Orlando,and the Florida High Tech Corridor.
THREE NEW COLLEGES
ADD TO UCF PRESTIGEThree new colleges have been created at UCF inthe last six months. The UCF Board of Trusteesvoted unanimously in July to create a new col-lege of biomedical sciences– supported largelyby a $10 million gift from Al And NancyBurnett of Winter Park and state matchingfunds –that will dramatically increase researchaimed at helping patients who suffer fromAlzheimer’s disease, cancer and other illnesses.
“Creating the Burnett College ofBiomedical Sciences is the right thing todo,” UCF President John Hitt said when thecollege was approved. “The college would beformed on the key academic areas necessaryfor us to build a foundation for the future.These are among the fastest-growing andmost important scientific disciplines.”
And in May, the Rosen College of HospitalityManagement and the College of Optics andPhotonics were formed. The deans of those col-leges, which were formerly schools, emphasizethe visibility and prestige associated with collegedesignation.
“The elevation of our school to a collegeincreases our visibility in the community andthe hospitality industry and brings us to thesame level as other first-rate colleges such as theWilliam Harrah College of HotelAdministration at UNLV and the ConradHilton College of Hotel and RestaurantManagement at the University of Houston,”said Abraham Pizam, who has been dean of theRosen school and college for 21 years.
Eric Van Stryland, dean of the College ofOptics & Photonics, said the new designa-tion “will be regarded nationally as a stepup. That’s a rather distinctive honor, andit’s recognition by our administration ofour worth to the university.”
TWO SCIENTISTS AMONG
MOST PROMISING IN U.S.Two researchers at the University ofCentral Florida received the prestigiousNational Science Foundation CAREERaward for 2004, placing them among thenation’s most promising young scientists.
Joe Cho, assistant professor of mechani-cal, materials & aerospace engineering,and Eric Johnson, associate professor ofoptics at the College of Optics andPhotonics will each receive approximately$400,000 in funding for their respectiveresearch projects.
Cho is developing a miniaturized biosensor,or “lab on a chip,” that will give scientists adevice the size of a credit card to gauge thereactions of new drugs as well as to analyzefood, beverages and myriad agricultural andindustrial products for contamination orother problems. He says a miniaturized test-ing tool could allow for testing of multipleassays at the same time, meaning muchgreater efficiency and, ultimately, less cost.
Johnson is developinga method for massproducing opticalchips. These photon-fueled processors arepoised to challenge thesilicon chip as thedriving force of ourinformation-basedworld. Because photons,which are directed by light, have the capacity tomove much faster and carry much more infor-mation than chips fueled by electrons, the abilityto make these chips available on an industriallevel could be revolutionary for manufacturers.
In addition to the CAREER grant, Johnson hasreceived more than $4 million in funding overthe last year to manufacture integrated photonicdevices, using the same equipment used by theintegrated circuit industry. Johnson is using theCAREER grant to perfect the productionprocess and educate the next generation of opti-cal engineers with this unique technology.
[email protected] [email protected]
$24 MILLION DONATION
BOOSTS OPTICS RESEARCHUniversity of Central Florida opticsresearchers and students received thelargest donation in UCF history lastspring, a $24 million donation of intel-lectual property, equipment and cashfrom Northrop Grumman.
The donation will boost the College ofOptics and Photonics’ research in extremeultraviolet lithography, a process thatcomputer chip manufacturers expect tobegin using in about four years because itwill allow for smaller, denser features tobe imprinted on chips. UCF already isresearching the shorter-wavelength lightsources that will be used in extreme ultra-violet lithography.
“This now gives us a platform to train thefuture scientists and engineers who aregoing to be needed as this new form oflithography comes into being,” said opticsprofessor Martin Richardson, who is thefirst Northrop Grumman Professor of X-Ray Photonics at UCF. “We can nowbroaden our optics program into a pro-gram of major impact in the extremeultraviolet lithography field.”
www.creol.ucf.edu
GALLAGHER NAMED DEAN
OF ENGINEERING COLLEGEThe College of Engineering andComputer Science hired a new dean in2004. Neal Gallagher was formerly deanof the College of Engineering at ColoradoState University.
"I’m really pleased to have hired someonewith such exceptional credentials," UCFProvost Terry Hickey said when making theannouncement. “Neal Gallagher brings awealth of knowledge and experience toUCF. He is well respected as a scholar,researcher and administrator."
Gallagher specializes in optics, lasers, andholographic information as well as digitalsignal processing and microwave science.His research efforts include a $3.5 milliongrant from the Army Research Laboratory;grants from the Department of Defense towork on missile detection and tracking,and holographic microwave elements; andnearly a dozen grants from the NationalScience Foundation. He has also served ona special DOD committee to study theeffectiveness of federal research laborato-ries and a panel for the Defense AdvancedResearch Projects Agency on the military’sneeds from the space program.
He has served as a consultant for manyorganizations, including McDonnellDouglas Corp., Boeing Aerospace Corp.and Honeywell; served in leadership andeditorial positions for the Optical Societyof America, the Society of Photo-OpticalInstrumentation Engineers and for majorelectrical engineering organizations; andpublished 79 serial journal regular articles.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR 2003-2004UCF Tech Incubator Receives Top Ranking
“It’s one big circle,” says Tom
O’Neal, chief executive officer of
the incubator. “We help these
companies get started, they
generate income for Central
Florida, give local people jobs and
help lure other high-tech
companies to the area.”
FROM IDEAS TO INNOVATION TO REALIZATION
JOE CHO
ERIC JOHNSON
LEFT: AN ELECTRON MICROSCOPE IN THE ADVANCEDMATERIALS PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS CENTER PROVIDESUCF RESEARCHERS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS WITH AWINDOW INTO THE ELEMENTS AND COMPOUNDS THATMAKE UP MATERIALS.
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A focus on partnerships helped theUniversity of Central Florida TechnologyIncubator (UCFTI) receive the NationalBusiness Incubation Association’s(NBIA) most prestigious honor in thetechnology category last spring. In addi-tion, Cognoscenti Health Institute, oneof UCFTI’s participating companies, wasnamed 2004 Outstanding IncubatorClient by the same organization.
Each year, the NBIA Incubation Awardshonor the business incubators, clientcompanies and graduates that exemplifythe best of the industry.
The UCF Technology Incubator, a uni-versity-driven community partnershipfounded in 1999, has supported 70client companies and 9 graduating com-panies, who together have created morethan 600 new jobs, and generated morethan $150 million in revenue for thelocal economy. UCFTI is part of theOffice of Research & Commercializationand benefits from partnerships withOrange County, the city of Orlando,and the Florida High Tech Corridor.
THREE NEW COLLEGES
ADD TO UCF PRESTIGEThree new colleges have been created at UCF inthe last six months. The UCF Board of Trusteesvoted unanimously in July to create a new col-lege of biomedical sciences– supported largelyby a $10 million gift from Al And NancyBurnett of Winter Park and state matchingfunds –that will dramatically increase researchaimed at helping patients who suffer fromAlzheimer’s disease, cancer and other illnesses.
“Creating the Burnett College ofBiomedical Sciences is the right thing todo,” UCF President John Hitt said when thecollege was approved. “The college would beformed on the key academic areas necessaryfor us to build a foundation for the future.These are among the fastest-growing andmost important scientific disciplines.”
And in May, the Rosen College of HospitalityManagement and the College of Optics andPhotonics were formed. The deans of those col-leges, which were formerly schools, emphasizethe visibility and prestige associated with collegedesignation.
“The elevation of our school to a collegeincreases our visibility in the community andthe hospitality industry and brings us to thesame level as other first-rate colleges such as theWilliam Harrah College of HotelAdministration at UNLV and the ConradHilton College of Hotel and RestaurantManagement at the University of Houston,”said Abraham Pizam, who has been dean of theRosen school and college for 21 years.
Eric Van Stryland, dean of the College ofOptics & Photonics, said the new designa-tion “will be regarded nationally as a stepup. That’s a rather distinctive honor, andit’s recognition by our administration ofour worth to the university.”
TWO SCIENTISTS AMONG
MOST PROMISING IN U.S.Two researchers at the University ofCentral Florida received the prestigiousNational Science Foundation CAREERaward for 2004, placing them among thenation’s most promising young scientists.
Joe Cho, assistant professor of mechani-cal, materials & aerospace engineering,and Eric Johnson, associate professor ofoptics at the College of Optics andPhotonics will each receive approximately$400,000 in funding for their respectiveresearch projects.
Cho is developing a miniaturized biosensor,or “lab on a chip,” that will give scientists adevice the size of a credit card to gauge thereactions of new drugs as well as to analyzefood, beverages and myriad agricultural andindustrial products for contamination orother problems. He says a miniaturized test-ing tool could allow for testing of multipleassays at the same time, meaning muchgreater efficiency and, ultimately, less cost.
Johnson is developinga method for massproducing opticalchips. These photon-fueled processors arepoised to challenge thesilicon chip as thedriving force of ourinformation-basedworld. Because photons,which are directed by light, have the capacity tomove much faster and carry much more infor-mation than chips fueled by electrons, the abilityto make these chips available on an industriallevel could be revolutionary for manufacturers.
In addition to the CAREER grant, Johnson hasreceived more than $4 million in funding overthe last year to manufacture integrated photonicdevices, using the same equipment used by theintegrated circuit industry. Johnson is using theCAREER grant to perfect the productionprocess and educate the next generation of opti-cal engineers with this unique technology.
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$24 MILLION DONATION
BOOSTS OPTICS RESEARCHUniversity of Central Florida opticsresearchers and students received thelargest donation in UCF history lastspring, a $24 million donation of intel-lectual property, equipment and cashfrom Northrop Grumman.
The donation will boost the College ofOptics and Photonics’ research in extremeultraviolet lithography, a process thatcomputer chip manufacturers expect tobegin using in about four years because itwill allow for smaller, denser features tobe imprinted on chips. UCF already isresearching the shorter-wavelength lightsources that will be used in extreme ultra-violet lithography.
“This now gives us a platform to train thefuture scientists and engineers who aregoing to be needed as this new form oflithography comes into being,” said opticsprofessor Martin Richardson, who is thefirst Northrop Grumman Professor of X-Ray Photonics at UCF. “We can nowbroaden our optics program into a pro-gram of major impact in the extremeultraviolet lithography field.”
www.creol.ucf.edu
GALLAGHER NAMED DEAN
OF ENGINEERING COLLEGEThe College of Engineering andComputer Science hired a new dean in2004. Neal Gallagher was formerly deanof the College of Engineering at ColoradoState University.
"I’m really pleased to have hired someonewith such exceptional credentials," UCFProvost Terry Hickey said when making theannouncement. “Neal Gallagher brings awealth of knowledge and experience toUCF. He is well respected as a scholar,researcher and administrator."
Gallagher specializes in optics, lasers, andholographic information as well as digitalsignal processing and microwave science.His research efforts include a $3.5 milliongrant from the Army Research Laboratory;grants from the Department of Defense towork on missile detection and tracking,and holographic microwave elements; andnearly a dozen grants from the NationalScience Foundation. He has also served ona special DOD committee to study theeffectiveness of federal research laborato-ries and a panel for the Defense AdvancedResearch Projects Agency on the military’sneeds from the space program.
He has served as a consultant for manyorganizations, including McDonnellDouglas Corp., Boeing Aerospace Corp.and Honeywell; served in leadership andeditorial positions for the Optical Societyof America, the Society of Photo-OpticalInstrumentation Engineers and for majorelectrical engineering organizations; andpublished 79 serial journal regular articles.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR 2003-2004UCF Tech Incubator Receives Top Ranking
“It’s one big circle,” says Tom
O’Neal, chief executive officer of
the incubator. “We help these
companies get started, they
generate income for Central
Florida, give local people jobs and
help lure other high-tech
companies to the area.”
FROM IDEAS TO INNOVATION TO REALIZATION
JOE CHO
ERIC JOHNSON
LEFT: AN ELECTRON MICROSCOPE IN THE ADVANCEDMATERIALS PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS CENTER PROVIDESUCF RESEARCHERS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS WITH AWINDOW INTO THE ELEMENTS AND COMPOUNDS THATMAKE UP MATERIALS.
p a g e e i g h t p a g e n i n e
NEW HIRES BROADEN
OTT CAPABILITIES Al Marder was hired from the University ofFlorida last spring to oversee the Office ofTechnology Transfer (OTT).
Marder brings to the position more than 20years of experience in university tech trans-fer and intellectual property management,new business development, venture funding,alliances and partnerships, new businessformation, and mergers and acquisitions.
His goal for the OTT is to increase facultyawareness of the technology transfer processand to facilitate the transition of more uni-versity technology to the market where it canhelp people.
In addition, Barbara Ward has been hired asthe Institutional Review Board/InstitutionalAnimal Care and Use Committee(IRB/IACUC) coordinator.
Ward has an associate degree from TheOhio State University in AnimalResearch/Laboratory Science and a bach-elor’s degree from Utah State Universityin Animal Science with a researchemphasis. She has worked at FloridaHospital in the Office of Research &Commercialization Administration andat M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterOrlando as the IRB Manager.
UCF’s Institutional Review Board exists tosafeguard human subjects involved inresearch. The board consists of faculty, staffand community members who meet regu-larly to review research proposals for com-pliance with federal, state and universityguidelines for human subject research. TheInstitutional Animal Care and UseCommittee is comprised of faculty, staff, acommunity representative and a doctor ofveterinary medicine to review research pro-posals involving the use of animals.
Ward said the pool of committee memberswill be expanded in upcoming months; sheencourages anyone with an interest in eitherof these areas to contact her [email protected].
www.research.ucf.edu
The new director of the UCF Arboretumwants to make the 80-acre preserve amodel of sustainable Florida landscapeand a more visible environmental andrecreational resource for students, facultyand residents.
Martin Quigley, a licensed landscapearchitect with a doctoral degree in plantecology, envisions the Arboretum as a“centerpiece of the campus landscape”that can help educate UCF students inenvironmental sciences, physics, geologyand other fields.
He wants to add more plants suitable to aCentral Florida landscape to help showresidents how they can create beautifulyards that use less water than yards madeup mostly of grass. Eventually, he’d like tooffer residents self-guided, interactivetours through GPS systems that wouldprovide walkers with information aboutthe plants and trees in specific areas.
“One of the university’s and the commu-nity’s goals is to preserve this tract ofland for study and for enjoyment,” saidQuigley. “I’m hoping for a rebirth ofthis wonderful Arboretum and for thecreation of new partnerships with the community.”
The Arboretum, located in the northeastcorner of the campus, includes eight nat-ural ecosystems, including an oak ham-mock, a cypress dome and sand pine scrubhabitat. Residents can visit for free duringdaylight hours to walk or bike along thetrails and admire or study the plants.Founding director Henry Whittier and hiswife, Barbara, oversaw the Arboretumfrom its beginnings in 1983 until heretired in 2003.
Quigley, who received his doctoral degreein plant ecology from Louisiana StateUniversity in 1994, was an assistant pro-fessor of urban landscape ecology at TheOhio State University from 1998 until hebegan working at UCF two months ago. AtOhio State, he taught courses related tolandscape design, plant selection andlandscape restoration ecology.
Since 1979, Quigley has worked as aconsultant and landscape architect. Hehas helped to design public parks andto improve landscapes at schools andgovernment buildings and has conduct-ed environmental impact analyses forsuch projects.
James M. Fenton, associate director andco-founder of the EnvironmentalResearch Institute and Professor ofChemical Engineering at the Universityof Connecticut (UConn), has beennamed Director of the Florida SolarEnergy Center (FSEC). He began hisnew duties at FSEC on January 3.
Fenton, who has been at the University ofConnecticut since 1984, also served asacting head of the chemical engineeringdepartment and director of UConn’sPollution Prevention Research andDevelopment Center funded by the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency. Heco-founded the Connecticut Global FuelCell Center and is part owner of aUniversity of Connecticut spin-off com-pany, Ionomem Corp., which manufac-tures high temperature membrane elec-trode assemblies for fuel cells.
A native of Anaheim, California, he holds aB.S. degree in Chemical Engineering fromUCLA and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees inChemical Engineering from the Universityof Illinois. His research interests includefuel cells, renewable energy powered hydro-gen production, environmental engineeringand pollution prevention. His research atUConn over the last eight years has beenmostly in the areas of catalyst, membraneand membrane electrode assembly develop-ment for Proton Exchange Membrane FuelCells that could be used for portable elec-tronic applications, residential and standbyemergency power and for vehicular power.
“I’m very excited about the opportunity ofhelping lead the Florida Solar EnergyCenter into its next phase of growth anddevelopment. I think there are many oppor-tunities to expand both our research andour educational work. In particular, I lookforward to working more closely with theacademic departments at the University ofCentral Florida to develop both new courses
and degree programs in renewable and sus-tainable energy. My recent work atConnecticut in fuel cells and hydrogen hasconvinced me that there are many opportu-nities for students to enter these excitingfields that are just now starting to grow.FSEC and the academic departments ofUCF shall lead the United States towardsSustainable Energy Independence.”
www.fsec.ucf.edu
FROM IDEAS TO INNOVATION TO REALIZATION
MARTIN QUIGLEY
NEW ARBORETUM DIRECTOR HAS VISION FOR PRESERVE
FUEL CELL EXPERT TO LEAD FLORIDA SOLAR ENERGY CENTER
UCF is looking to make big inroads in theworld of nanoscience. Last summer the uni-versity hired James J. Hickman fromClemson University as Director of UCF’sNanoscience Technology Center.
Hickman, whoseunique academicstrengths and indus-try experienceinclude starting oneof the country’s firstbioelectronics facili-ties in Gaithersburg,MD., after receivinga Ph.D. in chemistry
from Massachusetts Institute of Technologyin 1990, is excited about the possibility ofbreakthroughs due to the enormous num-ber of possibilities in the field ofnanoscience at UCF.
He transferred his 20-member laboratorygroup from Clemson University to UCF tohelp establish a focus in test-bed systems forthe analysis of nanoscience systems in thebiotechnology area. “The opportunity of inte-grating nanoscience techniques with the opticsexperts from College of Research andEducation in Optics and Lasers (CREOL)with the ongoing research in the new BurnettCollege of Biomedical Sciences was too goodto pass on.” He hopes to establish focus areasin nano-biotechnology, quantum teleporta-tion, nanomaterials for optoelectronics andthe transitioning of nanoscience advances intoapplications, including commercial opportu-nities in the High-Tech Corridor.
While at MIT, he published one of the firstpapers on face specific chemical interactions ofCdS and CdSe that is now the research focusof many nanoscientists across the country. Hehas pioneered research into creating heteroge-neous interfaces to control protein and cellu-lar interactions that led to numerous publica-
tions in cell and protein patterning, micro-electrode modification and creation ofhybrid/non-biological systems. After receivinghis Ph.D., Hickman started a company thatgrew to more than 25 people with a fundedresearch budget of more than $2.5 million peryear. He then helped start 15 programs in biological computation, first at the DefenseAdvanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)and then at the National Science Foundation(NSF), that funded more than $25 millionworth of projects. After relocating to ClemsonUniversity in 2000 as the Hunter EndowedChair of Biomaterials in the Department ofBioengineering, he built a research group inNeurobioengineering that grew to includemore than 20 people. Hickman’s unique aca-demic strengths and industry experiencetransfer directly to the mission of theNanoscience Technology Center at UCF.
NANO DIRECTOR FOCUSES ON GROWING CENTER
JAMES J. HICKMAN
JAMES M. FENTON
p a g e e i g h t p a g e n i n e
NEW HIRES BROADEN
OTT CAPABILITIES Al Marder was hired from the University ofFlorida last spring to oversee the Office ofTechnology Transfer (OTT).
Marder brings to the position more than 20years of experience in university tech trans-fer and intellectual property management,new business development, venture funding,alliances and partnerships, new businessformation, and mergers and acquisitions.
His goal for the OTT is to increase facultyawareness of the technology transfer processand to facilitate the transition of more uni-versity technology to the market where it canhelp people.
In addition, Barbara Ward has been hired asthe Institutional Review Board/InstitutionalAnimal Care and Use Committee(IRB/IACUC) coordinator.
Ward has an associate degree from TheOhio State University in AnimalResearch/Laboratory Science and a bach-elor’s degree from Utah State Universityin Animal Science with a researchemphasis. She has worked at FloridaHospital in the Office of Research &Commercialization Administration andat M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterOrlando as the IRB Manager.
UCF’s Institutional Review Board exists tosafeguard human subjects involved inresearch. The board consists of faculty, staffand community members who meet regu-larly to review research proposals for com-pliance with federal, state and universityguidelines for human subject research. TheInstitutional Animal Care and UseCommittee is comprised of faculty, staff, acommunity representative and a doctor ofveterinary medicine to review research pro-posals involving the use of animals.
Ward said the pool of committee memberswill be expanded in upcoming months; sheencourages anyone with an interest in eitherof these areas to contact her [email protected].
www.research.ucf.edu
The new director of the UCF Arboretumwants to make the 80-acre preserve amodel of sustainable Florida landscapeand a more visible environmental andrecreational resource for students, facultyand residents.
Martin Quigley, a licensed landscapearchitect with a doctoral degree in plantecology, envisions the Arboretum as a“centerpiece of the campus landscape”that can help educate UCF students inenvironmental sciences, physics, geologyand other fields.
He wants to add more plants suitable to aCentral Florida landscape to help showresidents how they can create beautifulyards that use less water than yards madeup mostly of grass. Eventually, he’d like tooffer residents self-guided, interactivetours through GPS systems that wouldprovide walkers with information aboutthe plants and trees in specific areas.
“One of the university’s and the commu-nity’s goals is to preserve this tract ofland for study and for enjoyment,” saidQuigley. “I’m hoping for a rebirth ofthis wonderful Arboretum and for thecreation of new partnerships with the community.”
The Arboretum, located in the northeastcorner of the campus, includes eight nat-ural ecosystems, including an oak ham-mock, a cypress dome and sand pine scrubhabitat. Residents can visit for free duringdaylight hours to walk or bike along thetrails and admire or study the plants.Founding director Henry Whittier and hiswife, Barbara, oversaw the Arboretumfrom its beginnings in 1983 until heretired in 2003.
Quigley, who received his doctoral degreein plant ecology from Louisiana StateUniversity in 1994, was an assistant pro-fessor of urban landscape ecology at TheOhio State University from 1998 until hebegan working at UCF two months ago. AtOhio State, he taught courses related tolandscape design, plant selection andlandscape restoration ecology.
Since 1979, Quigley has worked as aconsultant and landscape architect. Hehas helped to design public parks andto improve landscapes at schools andgovernment buildings and has conduct-ed environmental impact analyses forsuch projects.
James M. Fenton, associate director andco-founder of the EnvironmentalResearch Institute and Professor ofChemical Engineering at the Universityof Connecticut (UConn), has beennamed Director of the Florida SolarEnergy Center (FSEC). He began hisnew duties at FSEC on January 3.
Fenton, who has been at the University ofConnecticut since 1984, also served asacting head of the chemical engineeringdepartment and director of UConn’sPollution Prevention Research andDevelopment Center funded by the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency. Heco-founded the Connecticut Global FuelCell Center and is part owner of aUniversity of Connecticut spin-off com-pany, Ionomem Corp., which manufac-tures high temperature membrane elec-trode assemblies for fuel cells.
A native of Anaheim, California, he holds aB.S. degree in Chemical Engineering fromUCLA and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees inChemical Engineering from the Universityof Illinois. His research interests includefuel cells, renewable energy powered hydro-gen production, environmental engineeringand pollution prevention. His research atUConn over the last eight years has beenmostly in the areas of catalyst, membraneand membrane electrode assembly develop-ment for Proton Exchange Membrane FuelCells that could be used for portable elec-tronic applications, residential and standbyemergency power and for vehicular power.
“I’m very excited about the opportunity ofhelping lead the Florida Solar EnergyCenter into its next phase of growth anddevelopment. I think there are many oppor-tunities to expand both our research andour educational work. In particular, I lookforward to working more closely with theacademic departments at the University ofCentral Florida to develop both new courses
and degree programs in renewable and sus-tainable energy. My recent work atConnecticut in fuel cells and hydrogen hasconvinced me that there are many opportu-nities for students to enter these excitingfields that are just now starting to grow.FSEC and the academic departments ofUCF shall lead the United States towardsSustainable Energy Independence.”
www.fsec.ucf.edu
FROM IDEAS TO INNOVATION TO REALIZATION
MARTIN QUIGLEY
NEW ARBORETUM DIRECTOR HAS VISION FOR PRESERVE
FUEL CELL EXPERT TO LEAD FLORIDA SOLAR ENERGY CENTER
UCF is looking to make big inroads in theworld of nanoscience. Last summer the uni-versity hired James J. Hickman fromClemson University as Director of UCF’sNanoscience Technology Center.
Hickman, whoseunique academicstrengths and indus-try experienceinclude starting oneof the country’s firstbioelectronics facili-ties in Gaithersburg,MD., after receivinga Ph.D. in chemistry
from Massachusetts Institute of Technologyin 1990, is excited about the possibility ofbreakthroughs due to the enormous num-ber of possibilities in the field ofnanoscience at UCF.
He transferred his 20-member laboratorygroup from Clemson University to UCF tohelp establish a focus in test-bed systems forthe analysis of nanoscience systems in thebiotechnology area. “The opportunity of inte-grating nanoscience techniques with the opticsexperts from College of Research andEducation in Optics and Lasers (CREOL)with the ongoing research in the new BurnettCollege of Biomedical Sciences was too goodto pass on.” He hopes to establish focus areasin nano-biotechnology, quantum teleporta-tion, nanomaterials for optoelectronics andthe transitioning of nanoscience advances intoapplications, including commercial opportu-nities in the High-Tech Corridor.
While at MIT, he published one of the firstpapers on face specific chemical interactions ofCdS and CdSe that is now the research focusof many nanoscientists across the country. Hehas pioneered research into creating heteroge-neous interfaces to control protein and cellu-lar interactions that led to numerous publica-
tions in cell and protein patterning, micro-electrode modification and creation ofhybrid/non-biological systems. After receivinghis Ph.D., Hickman started a company thatgrew to more than 25 people with a fundedresearch budget of more than $2.5 million peryear. He then helped start 15 programs in biological computation, first at the DefenseAdvanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)and then at the National Science Foundation(NSF), that funded more than $25 millionworth of projects. After relocating to ClemsonUniversity in 2000 as the Hunter EndowedChair of Biomaterials in the Department ofBioengineering, he built a research group inNeurobioengineering that grew to includemore than 20 people. Hickman’s unique aca-demic strengths and industry experiencetransfer directly to the mission of theNanoscience Technology Center at UCF.
NANO DIRECTOR FOCUSES ON GROWING CENTER
JAMES J. HICKMAN
JAMES M. FENTON
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DELFYETT RECOGNIZED
AS ONE OF 50 BESTPeter Delfyett, a professor of optics,physics and electrical and computerengineering at the University of CentralFlorida, was selected as one of the “50Most Important Blacks in ResearchScience” by Science Spectrum magazine.Delfyett was also recently named to theboard of directors of the Optical Societyof America.
Delfyett, who spe-cializes in laser andfiberopticsresearch, and 49other scientistswere recognized byScience Spectrumfor “their lifelongwork in making sci-ence part of globalsociety.”
“It is an honor for me to be acknowledgedas one of the 50 most important black sci-entists,” Delfyett said. “I’m happy to havethat honor bestowed on me while I’m atUCF. When you’re at a great place withgreat faculty and great students, it becomeseasy to do great things."
Delfyett has taught at UCF for 10 years.In 2001, he won the Pegasus ProfessorAward, the highest honor the universitygives to a faculty member who demon-strates excellence in teaching, researchand service.
Delfyett and his team of 15 doctoral stu-dents and scientists, whose research wasfeatured in the New York Times in 2002,are trying to increase the speed at whichdata can be transmitted through semicon-ductor chips like the ones found in com-puters. Improving that speed would helpcomputers download information fromthe Internet much faster and make com-puter networks work faster.
$1.5 MILLION GRANT
WILL ADD OPTICS LABS A $1.5 million grant from the U.S.Economic Development Administrationwill allow the University of CentralFlorida to build more laboratories at theFlorida Photonics Center of Excellenceand create jobs by transferring moretechnology to photonics manufacturersin Central Florida.
UCF will add about 24 new laboratories tothe campus building that houses theCollege of Optics and Photonics and tworesearch centers, including the FloridaPhotonics Center for Excellence, orFPCE. Start-up companies will work side-by-side with UCF students and faculty,improving the flow of new technologyfrom FPCE labs to companies that canapply it in new or improved products.
UCF officials projected that the grant willhelp to create 265 jobs, retain 123 addi-tional jobs and generate up to $47 millionin investments from businesses.
“This award from the EconomicDevelopment Administration will fundanother of the successful partnershipsbetween UCF and industry that havebecome the hallmark of our university’ssuccessful growth,” said Eric Van Stryland,dean of the College of Optics andPhotonics and director of FPCE and theCenter for Research and Education inOptics and Lasers, which is known asCREOL. “It will allow us to build a much-needed addition so we can continue toprovide our students with the best high-tech research labs and to reach out to anindustry that is so critical to the CentralFlorida economy.”
The 12,800-square-foot addition, whichwill also include 24 research offices, willincrease the size of the college’s buildingto nearly 95,800 square feet. The expan-sion will benefit some of the approximate-ly 150 optics companies located along theFlorida High Tech Corridor betweenTampa and Melbourne.
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DELFYETT RECOGNIZED
AS ONE OF 50 BESTPeter Delfyett, a professor of optics,physics and electrical and computerengineering at the University of CentralFlorida, was selected as one of the “50Most Important Blacks in ResearchScience” by Science Spectrum magazine.Delfyett was also recently named to theboard of directors of the Optical Societyof America.
Delfyett, who spe-cializes in laser andfiberopticsresearch, and 49other scientistswere recognized byScience Spectrumfor “their lifelongwork in making sci-ence part of globalsociety.”
“It is an honor for me to be acknowledgedas one of the 50 most important black sci-entists,” Delfyett said. “I’m happy to havethat honor bestowed on me while I’m atUCF. When you’re at a great place withgreat faculty and great students, it becomeseasy to do great things."
Delfyett has taught at UCF for 10 years.In 2001, he won the Pegasus ProfessorAward, the highest honor the universitygives to a faculty member who demon-strates excellence in teaching, researchand service.
Delfyett and his team of 15 doctoral stu-dents and scientists, whose research wasfeatured in the New York Times in 2002,are trying to increase the speed at whichdata can be transmitted through semicon-ductor chips like the ones found in com-puters. Improving that speed would helpcomputers download information fromthe Internet much faster and make com-puter networks work faster.
$1.5 MILLION GRANT
WILL ADD OPTICS LABS A $1.5 million grant from the U.S.Economic Development Administrationwill allow the University of CentralFlorida to build more laboratories at theFlorida Photonics Center of Excellenceand create jobs by transferring moretechnology to photonics manufacturersin Central Florida.
UCF will add about 24 new laboratories tothe campus building that houses theCollege of Optics and Photonics and tworesearch centers, including the FloridaPhotonics Center for Excellence, orFPCE. Start-up companies will work side-by-side with UCF students and faculty,improving the flow of new technologyfrom FPCE labs to companies that canapply it in new or improved products.
UCF officials projected that the grant willhelp to create 265 jobs, retain 123 addi-tional jobs and generate up to $47 millionin investments from businesses.
“This award from the EconomicDevelopment Administration will fundanother of the successful partnershipsbetween UCF and industry that havebecome the hallmark of our university’ssuccessful growth,” said Eric Van Stryland,dean of the College of Optics andPhotonics and director of FPCE and theCenter for Research and Education inOptics and Lasers, which is known asCREOL. “It will allow us to build a much-needed addition so we can continue toprovide our students with the best high-tech research labs and to reach out to anindustry that is so critical to the CentralFlorida economy.”
The 12,800-square-foot addition, whichwill also include 24 research offices, willincrease the size of the college’s buildingto nearly 95,800 square feet. The expan-sion will benefit some of the approximate-ly 150 optics companies located along theFlorida High Tech Corridor betweenTampa and Melbourne.
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ORC UNVEILS NEW WEBSITE,
INFORMATION TRACKINGThe Office of Research &Commercialization has developed a newwebsite and a new interface for theAcademic Research & Grants InformationSystem (ARGIS). The website is struc-tured to support quick access to areas suchas research centers, research administra-tion, the technology incubator, technolo-gy transfer, compliance, and the researchfoundation. The office has also intro-duced a major upgrade to the informationsystem used to track contracts and grants.Users campus-wide will benefit fromchanges, including an improved proposalsubmission section. All logins will remainthe same. Informational sessions are beingprovided to enable the campus to takeadvantage of the new features and capabil-ities. Researchers can contact theirresearch coordinators for the time andlocation scheduled for each college.
www.research.ucf.edu.
UCF RESEARCH SOUGHT
FOR DIGITAL TV CHANNEL UCF has begun programming a digitaltelevision channel and the Office ofResearch & Commercialization is joiningwith UCF News and Information to pro-duce a series of research programs to airon a regular basis. The UCF Channel iscurrently on-air (30.2 on your digitalreceiver and channel 19 on campuscable) with limited university program-ming. To help fill the gap and promoteUCF research, former WESH newsreporter Ed Heiland has been hired tohost a program focused on UCFresearchers and their work. Filming willbe done both on-site and at a studio atBrevard Community College. Researchersinterested in seeing their work featuredon the show should contact Heiland [email protected].
~ c o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e t h r e eThe College of Business Administrationhas also teamed up with the Office ofResearch & Commercialization to estab-lish the Orange County Venture Lab,located in the business college, room130A, at UCF’s main campus. The labprovides a broad array of business services,resources, workshops and educationalprograms that enable faculty, students andentrepreneurs to transform their technicalideas or research initiatives into viablebusiness entities. Kirstie Chadwick, awell-known entrepreneur and UCF alumna, is heading up the lab.
Partnerships with the Florida High TechCorridor Council and EconomicDevelopment Commission of Mid-Floridahave resulted in steady economic impact forthe region. In 2004, the Florida High Techcorridor Council provided $6.3 million forresearch, which was matched by $14.2 millionin corporate and federal funds.
